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  1. Trump approves Army firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, set for Dec. 3
  2. UpdatePentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 firing-squad execution — this issue
WASHINGTON EXAMINERUpdate

Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 firing-squad execution

Political Guyentist · October 9, 20261 min read

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan's 1 p.m. Dec. 3 execution at Fort Hood will be public, and a Pentagon official said it will be livestreamed; the US has not held a public execution since 1936, and Army regulations limit who may witness one.

Catch upwhat happened before · 1 earlier issue

Army Maj. Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009. On Oct. 7, Trump approved Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recommendation that the Army execute him by firing squad on Dec. 3.

How rare this isLast US military execution: 1961, Pvt.3 details
  • Last US military execution: 1961, Pvt. John Bennett, hanged.
  • Last US military firing-squad execution: 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, for desertion.
  • Hasan's lawyer, John Galligan, cited the Army's witness limits and called the plan 'political theater.'

What we’re less sure of2 of 8 claims